Thunderbird jet piloted by Mass. native crashes in Colorado

Thunderbird jet piloted by Mass. native crashes in Colorado

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The Air Force Thunderbirds fly overhead as graduating cadets celebrate with the "hat toss" after graduation ceremonies at the 2016 class of the U.S. Air Force Academy, Thursday, June 2, 2016, in Colorado Springs, Colo.

PHOTO: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais

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The plane landed in a field near S. Powers Blvd. and Fontaine Blvd., which is south of the city's airport and Peterson Air Force Base.

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The pilot, Maj. Alex Turner, ejected from the jet over the southeast corner of Colorado Springs.

PHOTO: http://www.newsairshow.com/

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Turner's biography on the Thunderbirds' website identifies him as a native of Chelmsford. It says he has logged over 1,200 flight hours, with more than 270 combat hours over Libya and Iraq.

PHOTO: Air Force Thunderbirds

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"He's pretty well trained. He has a lot of experience. I'm just relieved that he is OK," Turner's mother told WCVB.

The Air Force Thunderbirds fly overhead as graduating cadets celebrate with the "hat toss" after graduation ceremonies at the 2016 class of the U.S. Air Force Academy, Thursday, June 2, 2016, in Colorado Springs, Colo.

PHOTO: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais

The plane landed in a field near S. Powers Blvd. and Fontaine Blvd., which is south of the city's airport and Peterson Air Force Base.

The pilot, Maj. Alex Turner, ejected from the jet over the southeast corner of Colorado Springs.

PHOTO: http://www.newsairshow.com/

Turner's biography on the Thunderbirds' website identifies him as a native of Chelmsford. It says he has logged over 1,200 flight hours, with more than 270 combat hours over Libya and Iraq.

PHOTO: Air Force Thunderbirds

"He's pretty well trained. He has a lot of experience. I'm just relieved that he is OK," Turner's mother told WCVB.

The Air Force Thunderbirds fly overhead as graduating cadets celebrate with the "hat toss" after graduation ceremonies at the 2016 class of the U.S. Air Force Academy, Thursday, June 2, 2016, in Colorado Springs, Colo.

PHOTO: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais

The plane landed in a field near S. Powers Blvd. and Fontaine Blvd., which is south of the city's airport and Peterson Air Force Base.

The pilot, Maj. Alex Turner, ejected from the jet over the southeast corner of Colorado Springs.

PHOTO: http://www.newsairshow.com/

Turner's biography on the Thunderbirds' website identifies him as a native of Chelmsford. It says he has logged over 1,200 flight hours, with more than 270 combat hours over Libya and Iraq.

PHOTO: Air Force Thunderbirds

"He's pretty well trained. He has a lot of experience. I'm just relieved that he is OK," Turner's mother told WCVB.